(Spencer)– A nurse at Spencer Hospital is getting some special recognition.
Dee Ann Vaage has been selected as one of the 100 Great Nurses in Iowa for 2011.
The award recognizes outstanding nurses across Iowa each year who show courage, competence and commitment to patients and the nursing profession.
Vaage was nominated for the recognition by her peers.
She will be honored May 1st at the 7th annual 100 Great Nurses’ celebration in Des Moines, an event that kicks off the annual Nurses Week celebration.
Vaage is an Infection Control Nurse at Spencer Hospital.
She joins six other nurses at Spencer Hospital that have received the award since it was established several years ago.
